GrantedCommercialDecided 15 April 2020

Former Moore's Hotel site including:, 9-14 Morrisons Quay 5-5A Fitton Street, 1 Keeffe Street and adjoining lands backing onto

Demolition of buildings and construction of a 183-bedroom hotel and offices in Cork, incorporating protected structures.

1938740 · Cork City Council · Lodged 1 October 2019

Reference: 1938740
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Withdrawn
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 1 October 2019

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of over 2,100 sqm of buildings and the conservation of three protected structures on Morrisons Quay for office use. A new 4 to 6 storey mixed-use development will be built to accommodate a 183-bedroom hotel and additional office space.

Commercialhotelofficeconservationdemolition

Storeys: 6
Floor area: 7,757 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission... For the demolition of c. 2116.76 sqm of existing buildings. The conservation, modification and restoration of the 3 nos. Protected structures, no. 11, 12 and 13 morrisons quay to accommodate 3 new own door office buildings (measuring c. 1093.9sqm). To the north, south and west of the 3 protected structures a new build 4 to 6 storey mixed use development comprising office and hotel development is proposed containing 183 hotel bedrooms, seating areas, and ancillary restaurant, public bar, kitchen, hotel areas/offices, associated staff areas, changing/shower rooms, toilets, stores, bin and bicycle stores, stair/lift cores and circulation throughout along with a courtyard at ground level and plant at ground floor and roof level. The gross floor area of the hotel will be c. 6663.1 sqm. The ground floor, first and second floor of the new building fronting onto catherine street will be an office development, with hotel rooms above. There will be pedestrian accesses to the offices from morrisons quay and catherine street and to the hotel from morrisons quay and keeffe street. Permission is also sought for lighting and signage and a small basement for a water tank along with water attenuation. All other site development and site services works as required to enable the development of the site. The existing buildings no's. 11, 12 and 13 morrisons quay are protected structures.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area and to promote its role as a dynamic mixed used centre for community, economic, civic, cultural and residential growth.”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

Objective set by the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 14, Quay House, Fitton St	Dec 2025	€236,000	47 m
Apt 7, Quay House, Fitton St	Feb 2025	€322,000	47 m
11 Quay House, Fitton St, Cork	Nov 2025	€346,500	47 m
9 Morrison House, Morrisons Quay, Cork	Jul 2026	€250,000	47 m
108 Bruach Na Laoi, Union Quay, Cork	Jun 2025	€245,000	140 m
Apt 3, 18 Georges Quay, Cork	Dec 2025	€138,250	200 m
Apt 4, 18 Georges Quay Cork	Dec 2025	€138,250	200 m
Apt 1, 18 Georges Quay Cork	Dec 2025	€138,250	200 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received1 October 2019
Decision due15 April 2020
Decision issued15 April 2020
Grant issued24 July 2020
Appeal submitted14 May 2020
Appeal decided24 July 2020

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